News Articles
July 25, 2006
San Francisco ChronicleThe House approved the largest new wilderness area for California in more than a decade, offering permanent protection for more than 273,000 acres of coastal mountains, scenic rivers and forests stretching from Napa to the Oregon border. The newly designated wilderness covers five Northern California counties and would include parts of the King Range -- which has the longest stretch of undeveloped coast in the lower 48 states -- and Cedar Roughs, the world's largest grove of rare Sargent cypress trees.
Issues:Energy & Environment
July 2, 2006
Santa Rosa Press DemocratThe smoke and the smell of charcoal wafted through the air Saturday as hundreds of salmon steaks sizzled on giant grills at Fort Bragg's Noyo Harbor for the 35th annual salmon barbecue. It appeared to be a typical Fourth of July barbecue, but just below the surface lurked a more serious tone. The irony of so much grilled salmon and so little opportunity for commercial fishermen to catch them was lost on few of those from the local fishing community. "It does bother me not to be able to make a living," said Jerry Wall, who fishes commercially part time.
Issues:Energy & Environment
March 5, 2006
The Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Rep. Mike Thompson, the St. Helena Democrat, tells the story of a recent community meeting. Unhappy about Thompson's criticism of Bush administration policy in Iraq, a man in the audience rises to belittle what he calls the congressman's "supposed service in Vietnam."
It's at this moment that Thompson smiles and offers to take the man to a side room, where the congressman is willing to drop his pants and show the scars from his war injuries.
Issues:Defense
July 30, 2004
Nearly two years after the country's largest fish kill, the California Department of Fish and Game released its final report today concluding that the massive fish kill on the Klamath River was caused by insufficient water flows. Congressman Mike Thompson (D-Napa Valley) called this announcement, and the fact that flows on the Klamath River are lower today than in 2002, further evidence that the U.S. Department of Interior is ignoring downstream coastal interests. “This report comes to the same conclusion as its 2003 preliminary report and the U.S.
Issues:Energy & Environment